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'Break It Up' examines the history of secession movements in the U.S.

'Break It Up' examines the history of secession movements in the U.S.

Author Richard Kreitner tells NPR he didn't write his book as a prescription, but that "if we are talking about the end of democracy in America ... I think we need to have all options on the table."
by Steve Inskeep

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'Fallout' tells the story of the journalist who exposed the 'Hiroshima Cover-Up'

Lesley M.M. Blume's new book tells the story of John Hersey, the young journalist whose on-the-ground reporting in Hiroshima, Japan, exposed the world to the devastation of nuclear weapons.
by Dave Davies

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'Veritas' asks how a respected scholar could be duped by a bumbling fraudster

'Veritas' asks how a respected scholar could be duped by a bumbling fraudster

Author Ariel Sabar explores the lives of Harvard's Karen King and of Walter Fritz, the porn producer who convinced her the papyrus fragment he gave her — "The Gospel of Jesus's Wife" — was genuine.
by Tom Gjelten

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'Black Bottom Saints' is a gorgeous swirl of fiction, history and Detroit motor oil

'Black Bottom Saints' is a gorgeous swirl of fiction, history and Detroit motor oil

Alice Randall's innovative new novel chronicles the history of Black Detroit beyond Motown, and features a cast of real life artists, doctors, sports figures, activists and movers and shakers.
by Maureen Corrigan

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The Thread: Three books to read during the Democratic National Convention

The Thread: Three books to read during the Democratic National Convention

For the next two weeks, political junkies will be consumed with the pandemic-adjusted happenings of Democrats and Republicans at their respective conventions. Kerri Miller brings us must-read fiction and nonfiction for the political junkie in all of us.
by Kerri Miller

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Can women break the ‘glass ceiling’ in a ‘man’s world’? Or is that the wrong question?

Can women break the ‘glass ceiling’ in a ‘man’s world’? Or is that the wrong question?

During the month of August, MPR News host Kerri Miller is exploring what it means to be a woman in America. This week, we turn to Democratic political advisor and author Jennifer Palmieri about feminism and her new book, “She Proclaims: Our Declaration of Independence from a Man's World.”
by Kerri Miller and Breann Schossow

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'It's not religion': In 'The Runaways,' Bhutto examines the lure of extremism

'It's not religion': In 'The Runaways,' Bhutto examines the lure of extremism

"I was really trying to look at why a 19-year-old boy would give up everything ... in order, quite literally, to take up arms against the world," says novelist Fatima Bhutto.
by Steve Inskeep, Simone Popperl and Milton Guevara

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'Hatemonger' tracks how right-wing media shaped Trump policy architect Stephen Miller

'Hatemonger' tracks how right-wing media shaped Trump policy architect Stephen Miller

Jean Guerrero tells NPR she became fascinated, when reporting from the border, with how a descendant of Jewish refugees ended up as the person crafting Donald Trump's "harshest rhetoric and policies."
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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Feeling deluged by news? Let 'The Daughters of Ys' wash over you

Feeling deluged by news? Let 'The Daughters of Ys' wash over you

M.T. Anderson's new graphic novel — with gorgeous art by Jo Rioux — adapts the old legend of the drowned city of Ys, giving it better, fuller female characters and a timely environmental message.
by Etelka Lehoczky

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Giving autism some love in 'A Room Called Earth'

Giving autism some love in 'A Room Called Earth'

Author Madeleine Ryan was diagnosed with autism while she was writing her new novel — she says creating her main character helped her embrace the way she process her own thoughts and feelings.
by Scott Simon

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